Portland, June 21, 2013. The feisty Tektronix team won the Golden Trophy and title of 2013 Playworks Corporate Kickball Champion. (photo credit, Nicole Ishida) Playworks 4th Annual Corporate Kickball Fundraiser drew top Portland employers to to the PCC Rock Creek Campus including: lead sponsor – hubbub health, Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield, Columbia Sportswear, Moss Adams, Randall’s Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel, Kohl’s, Nike, Keen, Schwabe Williamson, & Wyatt, Salesforce.com, Kaiser Permanente, and Waggener Edstrom. Over 200 supporters turned out for the friendly kickball tournament to benefit Playworks, a national non-profit dedicated to physical activity and anti-bullying in schools. The event raised a record-breaking $41,950 in donations to benefit 13 Portland area schools.
Team Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt (green shirts) and Team hubbub health (white and orange shirts) start the game with high-fives.
Team Regence (blue shirts) and Team Kohl’s (grey shirts) in a high-five line and the end of the game.
Umpire, John Wallace, calls it safe as Principal Jill Sage gets a high-5 from her teammate, Principal Andrea Porter-Lopez.
Laura Martini, from hubbub health, kicks a home run.
Additionally, hubbub recognized an individual embodying the spirit, passion and energy of the day while promoting collaboration and teamwork. hubbub chose to honor Paul Davis of Waggener Edstrom by donating an additional $500 on his behalf. Playworks also recognized exceptional spirit and gave the spirit award to Kaiser Permanente for outstanding sportsmanship and enthusiasm.
“Playworks mission embodies what hubbub health hopes to achieve – increased activity and inclusion in wellness initiatives,” said Director of Business Development Brian Berchtold. “The goal of the day was to play and have fun. I’m very proud of our hubbub team who made it to the finals this year. Not only did we win a few games, but we had fun along the way.”
“Support from hubbub this year was key in deepening meaningful relationships with partners who share our values to bring the wide span benefits of positive play to thousands of children across the region, “said Playworks Portland executive director Jonathan Blasher. “Businesses coming together to support the future workforce is critical. Together, we are changing lives by helping thousands of kids in the Portland metro area.
About Playworks
Playworks is a national nonprofit organization that provides safe, healthy, inclusive play and physical activity to schools at recess and throughout the entire school day. Celebrating 17 years, Playworks is the only nonprofit organization in the country to send trained, full-time coaches to low-income schools. Playworks currently serves more than 170,000 children in 360 low-income schools in 22 cities throughout the country every school day.
Playworks will be celebrating their fifth year in the Pacific Northwest, where it has grown to serve more the 80 schools across the area through a combination of training and direct service with 13 low income schools providing 5,500 students with safe and inclusive play daily, improving school climate and transforming the educational environment. Please visit their website for more information on how to get involved: http://www.playworks.org/portland.
Portland, November 16th. Hundreds of supporters came to toast the 25th Anniversary of CARES Northwest with a festive gala at Leftbank Annex. CARES Northwest is a medically-based child abuse assessment and intervention program which served 4792 children in 2011. (Photo credit, Andie Petkus) Each year, thousands of children in Oregon face physical and sexual abuse, neglect and/or domestic violence. Before CARES was founded, if children were physically or sexually abused they had to tell their painful story again and again and again. CARES brings together all agencies involved for one evaluation.
CARES Board Member Randi Reiten helped organize the event, Patrick Reiten is president and CEO of major sponsor Pacific Power at PacifiCorp. Kevin Dowling is the CARES Northwest Program Manager.
George J. Brown, MD, Chief Executive Officer of Legacy, Dr. Molly Burchell, David Fuller, Carla Harris and Barbara Young
The night included a tribute to Michael D. Schrunk, Multnomah County District Attorney since 1981 and was instrumental in the development of CARES Northwest. Michael D. Schrunk was honored by Rod Underhill who will replace him as District Attorney when Schrunk retires at the end of the year.
For the past 25 years, CARES Northwest has served as a community-based medical program for the assessment, treatment and prevention of child abuse. The program combines the collaborative forces of four of the region’s leading health systems—Kaiser Permanente, OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Providence Health & Services and Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel.
“Since opening our doors in 1987, we have served nearly 30,000 children in our medical clinic, and have triaged almost twice that many referrals,” said Kevin Dowling, CARES Northwest program manager. “Most of the children we see are 12 years and younger, with sexual abuse and physical abuse being the most common reasons for referral.
“The need is great and our program is committed to serving all children, regardless of their family’s ability to pay. CARES Northwest relies on generous contributions from the community to ensure our most vulnerable patients receive care.”
The evening included the announcement of a the raffle of a one of a kind retro designer Nike, more details to follow…
Sarah Schrott, David Rubin, Marlys Pierson and Don Girard
Ron van Dongen, Charlotte Reisen, Dave Schrott and Alysa Rose
Chloe Houser from PDX TV was the enthusiastic emcee.
Stephanie and Kevin Lynch are longtime supporters of CARES and were the top bidders for a beautiful handmade quilt.
Scott Taylor, Patrick Reiten, Annie Duden and Phil Iosca
Vibrant Table created the great dinner and the night ended with dancing to soul music.
Portland Society Page was proud to be the media sponsor of the CARES Northwest 25th Anniversary
Presenting Sponsor: Pacific Power
Anniversary Sponsors: Epic Systems Corp.
Philip Iosca and Anne Duden
OHSU – Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel
Smarsh
Silver Sponsors: CBRE Inc./Jan Bottcher
Iberdrola Renewables, Inc.
Dan Leonhardt, M.D. and Kathy Kroeger
Kaiser Permanente Northwest
Leila Keltner and Kevin Dowling
Debby Kernan and Paul Angello
Knowledge Universe
Allison Rhodes
David Rubin
Daniel Staton
Wells Fargo
Photography Sponsor: OnPoint Community Credit Union ($1,000)
PORTLAND, ORE. – Each year, thousands of children in Oregon face physical and sexual abuse, neglect and/or domestic violence. Since 1987, CARES (Child Abuse Response and Evaluation Services) Northwest has put their health and safety first.
To celebrate 25 years of service protecting and healing children in the community, CARES Northwest will host its 25th Anniversary Gala on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, 6 p.m., at the Leftbank Annex in Portland. The Gala promises a vibrant and inspiring evening of festivities, including a cocktail reception, full-course dinner, award presentation and dancing. The festive event will also honor retiring Multnomah County District Attorney, Mike Schrunk, who was instrumental in the development of CARES Northwest.
For the past 25 years, CARES Northwest has served as a community-based medical program for the assessment, treatment and prevention of child abuse. The program combines the collaborative forces of four of the region’s leading health systems—Kaiser Permanente, OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Providence Health & Services and Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel.
“Since opening our doors in 1987, we have served nearly 30,000 children in our medical clinic, and have triaged almost twice that many referrals,” said Kevin Dowling, CARES Northwest program manager. “Most of the children we see are 12 years and younger, with sexual abuse and physical abuse being the most common reasons for referral.
“The need is great and our program is committed to serving all children, regardless of their family’s ability to pay. CARES Northwest relies on generous contributions from the community to ensure our most vulnerable patients receive care.”
Twenty-five years of devotion to improving and enriching the lives of children gives everyone a good reason to celebrate. For more information about the CARES Northwest 25th Anniversary Gala, please contact Kelly Stover, event coordinator, at 503-413-6465 or [email protected]. To learn more about CARES Northwest, visit www.caresnw.org.
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